Compaq IJ200
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Print to a file
To print a file that has been processed by the driver and stored in a file
(printed to file):
1 Make sure you are in Microsoft Windows, not native DOS.
2 In Microsoft Windows 3.1, double-click the MS-DOS icon located
in the Main group of the Program Manager. In Windows 95, click
Start, then Programs, and choose MS-DOS Prompt.
3 Start your application from the MS-DOS prompt.
4 Create a print file using the "Print to File" function of your
application. For help on printing to a file, see your application
user's documentation.
5 Use this DOS command to copy the print file to the port where the
printer is connected:
copy filename lptn /b
In the command example:
"copy" is the DOS copy command.
"filename" is the name of the print file you created.
"lptn" is the port where your printer is connected. For example,
lpt1 or lpt2.
"/b" instructs the computer to send the data in binary form.
Note: Avoid using the DOS Print command to send a job to the printer
port. The Print command causes printing delays and may corrupt the
print job.
Print from Microsoft Windows 3.1 applications
To print from Microsoft Windows 3.1 applications, you must set your Compaq
IJ200 printer as the Microsoft Windows default printer. If you have just
run the printer setup program, your Compaq IJ200 printer is already set as
the default printer.
To set the default printer for Microsoft Windows 3.1:
1 From the Main group in Microsoft Windows Program Manager,
double-click the Control Panel icon.
2 Double-click the Printers icon. The Printers dialog box appears.
3 Double-click Compaq IJ200 on LPTx in the Installed Printers scroll
box.
4 Click Close to shut down the dialog box.
5 Close the Control Panel window.
Use your Compaq IJ200 printer software to change printer settings for
Microsoft Windows applications. The method you use to open the printer
software determines how the changes are applied to your print jobs.
You can open the printer software from:
* Control Program icon in Microsoft Windows Program Manager
* Print command in an application's File menu
* Printer Setup (or equivalent) command in an application's File
menu.
Print from Microsoft Windows 95 applications
To print from Microsoft Windows 95 applications, you must set your Compaq
IJ200 printer as the Microsoft Windows default printer.
To set the default printer for Microsoft Windows 95:
1 From the Start menu, click Settings.
2 Click Printers. The Printers folder appears.
3 Right-click the printer icon for your Compaq IJ200 printer. A
sidebar menu appears.
4 Click Set As Default.
Use your Compaq IJ200 printer software to change printer settings for
Microsoft Windows applications. The method you use to open the printer
software determines how the changes are applied to your print jobs. You
can open the printer software from:
* Microsoft Windows 95 Start menu
* Print command in an application's File menu
* Printer Setup (or equivalent) command in an application's File menu
Increase print speed
There are four procedures that increase the print speed. Perform Procedure
1 and then send a job to print. If the print speed is not satisfactory,
perform Procedure 2 and send the job again. Continue performing procedures
and resending the job until print speed is satisfactory.
Note: Performing these procedures may affect print quality.
Procedure 1
Make sure the Dry Time Delay setting on the Document/Quality tab is
disabled.
Procedure 2
Use this procedure to change the print quality to Fast Draft, Normal, or
High.
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Document/Quality tab.
5 From the Print Quality area, choose the print quality for your
print job.
Procedure 3
Use this procedure to change the document print to Color Sort.
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Document/Quality tab.
5 Click Color Sort.
Procedure 4
Use this procedure to free memory.
1 Close other applications not in use.
2 Close all other open files within your application.
Help prevent print from smearing
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Document/Quality tab.
5 Choose Dry Time Delay.
Note: Dry Time Delay tells the printer to print a page and wait briefly
for the ink to dry before printing another page.
Print a test page
1 From the printer's Control Program, click the Cartridges tab.
2 Click the Print Test Page button.
Print copies
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Paper tab.
5 In the Copies section, enter the number of copies you wish to
print.
If you print copies of a multiple page document, the printer does not
automatically collate the copies. For example, if you print ten copies of
a ten page document, the printer prints ten copies of page one, ten copies
of page two, and so on. To collate the copies, click Collate. To change
the order in which the copies print, click Reverse Page Order.
Print in reverse page order (last page first)
By default, your printer starts printing with the first page of your
document. When the printed pages stack after exiting the printer, the
first page of your document will be on the bottom. Follow these steps to
start printing with the last page first, and your document will stack in
page order.
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Paper tab.
5 On the Paper tab, click the Reverse Page Order option.
Print on specialty media
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Paper tab.
5 From the Paper Size section, specify the size and type of media
for your print job.
Adjust amount of ink used for each DOS print job
1 From the printer's Control Program, click the DOS Printing tab.
2 From the Print Quality setting area, choose the appropriate Ink
Saver option from the drop-down list.
* Choose Off to turn off Ink Saver.
* Choose Medium to reduce the amount of ink used by approximately 25%.
* Choose High to reduce the amount of ink used by approximately 50%.
This setting keeps the ink from soaking the page, and reduces the
Time required for the ink to dry.
Choose print quality
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Document/Quality tab.
5 From the Print Quality area, choose the option you want to use.
Print black pages before color
To reduce the number of times you switch between color and black print
cartridges during a mixed print job:
1 Make sure you have the black cartridge installed.
2 Click the application's File menu.
3 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
4 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
5 Click the Document/Quality tab.
6 From the Document Print section, click Color Sort.
7 Send the print job.
8 When the printer software prompts you, remove the black cartridge
and replace it with the color cartridge.
Print color pages before black
To reduce the number of times you switch between color and black print
cartridges during a mixed print job:
1 Make sure you have the color cartridge installed.
2 Click the application's File menu.
3 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
4 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
5 Click the Document/Quality tab.
6 From the Document Print section, click Color Sort.
7 Send the print job.
8 When the printer software prompts you, remove the color cartridge
and replace it with the black cartridge.
Print high quality graphics
To improve graphics print quality, set the print quality to Normal or
High.
1 Click the application's File menu.
2 Choose the option that allows you to change printer settings (for
example, Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup).
3 In the dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button
(depending on the application).
4 Click the Document/Quality tab.
5 In the Print Quality section, choose Normal or High.
(RCB/tc 08/25/98)
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